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VOL. 120 - NO. 53 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 30, 2016 $.35 A COPY
Boston's Best Weekend of Entertainment
Returns for the 4 1 Year
Saturday, December 31, 2016 through Sunday, January 1, 2017
Is it Just Me, or...
Back when I was in college, there were all kinds of
student groups. Black kids on campus formed the
Black Student Union and this student group was quite ...................
active on my college campus. Today the term Black has
been replaced by People of Color and I found myself
again recently on a college campus and noticed an ad-
vertisement for the next meeting of The People of Color
Student Organization. Does this mean that if white
students wanted to organize a group, they would have
to call themselves People of No Color Student Group?
Of course, if white students wanted to form such a
group, wouldn't they be called an Alt Right White Racist
group? Just saying, huh?
H.L. Meneken's Thoughts on
Politicians Summed Up
Mencken once compared President Teddy Roosevelt
to Kaiser Wilhelm III by saying, ~Both preached inces-
santly the duty of the citizen to the state, with soft pedal
upon the duty of the state to the citizen. Both praised
the habitually gravid wife. Both delighted in the armed
pursuit of the lower fauna...Both were intimates of
God, and announced His desires with authority. Both
believed that all men who stood opposed to them were
prompted by the devil and would suffer for it in Hell."
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First Night First Day, in
partnership with the City of
Boston, ushers in the new year
in spectacular fashion with a
joyous celebration of arts, cul-
ture, and family-friendly activi-
ties on December 31, 2016 and
January 1, 2017. Again this
year, all events are completely
free and open to the public.
The two=day celebration starts
on December 31"tat noon on
Copley Square with an excit-
ing array of family entertain-
ment, followed by the Calmd
Procession at 6:00 pm and
family fireworks on the. Bos-
ton Common courtesy of the
Mugar Foundation at 7:00 pro.
The magical evening culminates
with the highly-anticipated **Co-
pley Countdown," presented
by City of Boston Credit Union,
a multi-sensory display of live
music, dazzling light show, and
pyrotechnics in Copley Square..
"First Night in Boston is a
long-standing tradition and
special celebration that brings
together thousands of residents
and visitors to ring in the New
Year," said Mayor Walsh. 'These
festivities help foster the spirit
of community, and offer us a
moment to reflect upon our
progress over the past year,
while welcoming more opportu-
nities for con.tinued success in
the coming year. I look forward
to another fun and successful
celebration as we look ahead
to 20177
Boston Sax Quartet
Boston Opera Guy
This year, Boston's First
Night festivities wiU be broad-
cast live in their entirety for
the first time in the event's
history. New England viewers
will have a front row seat to
the celebration live from Co-
pley Square and the Boston
Common. The telecast will be
produced by Countdown NBC
Boston, NECN, and Telemondo
Boston, beginning at 6:00 pm
and running through 12:30 am
on NECN and Countdown NBC
BostOn, with a simulcast of the
night also airing on CSN New
England. Telemundo Boston
will broadcast live from Copley
Square beginning at 11:00 pm.
The unprecedented 6.5 hours of
local coverage, in celebration of
NBC Boston's launch on Janu-
ary pt, will include live event
highlights, interviews with some
of Boston's most familiar faces,
and conclude with the famous
countdown to 2017.
The diverse entertainment
program will get underway at
noon on December 31, 2016,
in Copley Square and continue
throughout the day and evening
Shun Ng
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